Miss. Code Ann. §25-33-5 (Rev. 1999) requires that every notary keep a register of all official acts. It also requires that the notary give a certified copy of the record, or any part of it, to anyone applying for the copy and paying the legal fees for it.
However, the law does not specify the format for the notary’s register. It is suggested that the register include the following information:
- Date and time of notarial act;
- Type of notarial act;
- Document involved;
- Name and address of each person’s signature notarized;
- Capacity of person signing document;
- Type of identification presented;
- Signature of each person whose signature was notarized;
- Fee received; and,
- Additional pertinent information.
Every Notary Public shall keep a fair register of all his official
acts, and shall give a certified copy of his record, or any part
thereof, to any person applying for it and paying the legal fees
therefor.
In the case of the death, resignation, disqualification or expiration
of the term of office of any Notary Public, his registers and other
public papers shall, within thirty (30) days, be lodged in the office
of the clerk of the circuit court of the county of his residence; and
the clerk of that county may maintain an action for them.
